Liberty's Refuge

Odds & Ends

grampslcf September 28, 2026 No Comments

Illinois lawmakers are at it again, attempting to end the 2nd Amendment. They are pushing legislation that would force lawful and highly regulated firearm manufacturers to shoulder the costs tied to firearm-related injuries and deaths — regardless of who criminally misused a firearm involved, how it was acquired or when it entered the stream of commerce.

The premise behind this effort is straightforward: make lawful and regulated firearm manufacturers pay costs Illinois associates with the criminal misuse of firearms. This is akin to making car manufacturers pay for the costs of the misuse of automobiles.

Hybrid Attacks

grampslcf September 26, 2026 No Comments

The latest attempts by the EU and Ukraine to draw NATO and coincidentally America into the Ukraine-Russian war is to claim that Russia is instituting “hybrid attacks” on NATO members. Some examples of these supposed attacks include the Haile Leipzig airport attack where a quadcopter drone supposedly was there to attack NATO planes stored there. The attack “failed” because of a bad detonator wire.

Then there was the “attack” by a drone on Zelenskyy’s plane in Moldova. How is a drone crash 100 miles away in Chișinău an attack on Zelenskyy? Another example is the attack on a street vendor in Ukraine. Again this was done via a quadcopter.

Conspiracy

grampslcf September 25, 2026 No Comments

There are many people who would like to see the Russiagate people brought to justice. However, there are many challenges and complications to putting a conspiracy case together. There are those who diminish the efforts that are required because they truly do not have a clear picture of the complexities involved.

Sundance over at CTH has attempted to provide a blueprint for how this might be accomplished. The analysis is reproduced below.

Insanity

grampslcf September 24, 2026 No Comments

There are those who are opining that the woke era is over. Do not believe it. Those who say this do not know what they are saying. Continue reading...

Trump Buys Greenland

grampslcf September 21, 2026 No Comments

Well Trump did not exactly buy Greenland. In fact, according to Trump zero dollars will be used in this transaction. President Trump announced a permanent security deal between the USA, Denmark and Greenland establishing U.S. military bases on the arctic region. The government of Denmark confirms this.

More Fraud

grampslcf September 19, 2026 No Comments

Today we turn our attention to a problem that, according to the communists Democrats (looking at you Senator Padilla), does not exist. Of course, that would be election fraud. This is the subject that some on the highest court in our land do not want to touch. This was evident by the recent delay tactics involving tracking mail-in ballots for federal elections through the postal system.

Lies, Lies and Other Falsehoods

grampslcf September 17, 2026 No Comments

Can the Democrats stoop any lower? From Maine to Texas to California the Democrats keep dredging up the worst of humanity as candidates for national office.

First, there was Graham Platner in Maine, who won a primary for the US Senate seat. Later Platner was credibly accused of rape by a former girl friend. Platner was replaced by Troy Jackson, a DSA afficionado, who wants to rewrite our Constitution, supports open borders, is in favor of killing babies, and wants to allow the slicing and dicing of gender-confused children. Of course, Jackson is not running on any of this but has tried to adopt a moderate position so he can fool the voters in Maine.

Connect the Dots

grampslcf September 16, 2026 No Comments

The Muwaffaq Salti Air Base (MSAB), located near Azraq in eastern Jordan, is a major U.S. and Jordanian military hub. On July 17^th it came under Iranian ballistic‑missile and drone attack. Three U.S. service members were killed and others were injured. Significant damage was inflicted on several hangers on the base.

On July 20^th Iran released remarkably detailed, high-resolution, satellite images showing both before and after.

The American System

grampslcf September 15, 2026 No Comments

Why does President Trump face such over-the-top hostility with every move he makes? In particular, why has his highly successful economic program faced such fierce resistance? The results have proven the critics completely wrong.

Let’s be reminded that Trump is a builder. The answer lies in what Trump is doing—and what he’s undoing. Trump is not just swinging a wrecking ball. He has a blueprint and Its name is the American System.

Prices

grampslcf September 14, 2026 No Comments

Capitalism provides a framework for the setting of prices for goods. In a capitalist economy, price setting is primarily driven by market forces—specifically supply and demand—though it can also be influenced by costs, competition, and, in some cases, government intervention.

In a free market, the price system is the mechanism through which the value of goods and services is determined. Prices adjust based on:

Supply: How much of a product is available.
Demand: How much consumers want at different prices.
Marginal utility: The additional satisfaction a consumer gets from one more unit of a good, which influences willingness to pay